Coco Chanel
Coco Chanel
Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel was a French fashion designer of women's clothes and founder of the Chanel brand. Along with Paul Poiret, Chanel was credited in the post-World War I era with liberating women from the constraints of the "corseted silhouette" and popularizing a sporty, casual chic as the feminine standard of style. She is widely regarded as the greatest fashion designer who ever lived, thus making the name of Chanel iconic. A prolific fashion creator, Chanel extended her influence...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionFashion Designer
Date of Birth19 August 1883
CitySaumur, France
CountryFrance
True generosity means accepting ingratitude.
Elegance does not consist in putting on a new dress.
No elegance is possible without perfume. It is the unseen, unforgettable, ultimate accessory
The worse a woman feels, the better should she look.
If a man talks bad about all women, it usually means he was burned by one woman.
Strength is built by one's failures, not by one's successes.
With four pairs of shoes I can travel the world.
A woman can be over dressed but never over elegant.
Be classy. Anything but trashy.
The best colour in the whole world is the one that looks good on you.
I love luxury. And luxury lies not in richness and ornateness but in the absence of vulgarity. Vulgarity is the ugliest word in our language. I stay in the game to fight it.
Men always remember a woman who caused them concern and uneasiness.
J'aime la vie! I feel that to live is a wonderful thing.
A woman does not become interesting until she is over 40.